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Taxon

Diospyros nigra (J.F.Gmel.) Perr.

Protologue Fl. Maharashtra 3A: 175 (2001).IPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Least Concern
Diospyros digyna, 3142 C--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 4 Aug 2007. 063.jpg

Diospyros digyna, 3142 C--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 4 Aug 2007. 063.jpg

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By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros digyna, 3142 C--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 4 Aug 2007. 069.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros digyna, 3142 C--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 4 Aug 2007. 067.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros digyna, 3142 C--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 4 Aug 2007. 068.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Diospyros digyna, 3142 C--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 4 Aug 2007. 064.jpg

Diospyros digyna, 3142 C--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 4 Aug 2007. 064.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Diospyros digyna, 3142 C--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 4 Aug 2007. 066.jpg

Diospyros digyna, 3142 C--MX. Oaxaca. Oaxaca. Jardin Etnobotanico. 4 Aug 2007. 066.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to Belize, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá; introduced into Florida, India, Jawa, Madagascar, Texas (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 1 occurrence across 1 country.

Distribution

Showing the global range from POWO; no georeferenced specimens for this taxon.

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

3142 C

August 4, 2007

Location

Mexico, Oaxaca (Jardin Etnobotanico)

Location Remarks

City of Oaxaca

Collectors

No collectors specified

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ebenaceae

Genus

Diospyros

Specific Epithet

nigra

Authorship

(J.F.Gmel.) Perr.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIF

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 2.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Least Concern

IUCN Red List

EDGE score

0.1

Global rank

#255,524 of 335,497

Top 77%

Extinction probability

6%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →